Chandrayaan 2 Mission: ISRO Successfully Completes Launch Rehearsal of GSLV MkIII - M1
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully completed the launch rehearsal of the Chandrayaan-2 mission on Saturday. The Mission is slated to launch on July 22.
New Delhi, July 21: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully completed the launch rehearsal of the Chandrayaan-2 mission on Saturday. The Mission is slated to launch on July 22. "Launch rehearsal of #GSLVMkIII-M1 / #Chandrayaan2 mission completed, performance normal #ISRO," tweeted ISRO. Chandrayaan 2 Launch on July 22: How to Register Yourself to Watch the Launch of India’s Second Moon Mission Live.
Chandrayaan-2 was scheduled to be launched on July 15. However, less than an hour before the launch, the mission was aborted after a technical snag was detected in the rocket. Chandrayaan-2, which has home-grown technology, will explore a region of Moon where no mission has ever set foot. The spacecraft consists of an orbiter, a lander and a rover together referred to as "composite body".
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The probe's total mass is 3.8 ton and it is expected to land on Moon's South Polar Region on September 6 or 7 this year. It will be the first Indian expedition to attempt a soft landing on the lunar surface. This mission will make India the fourth country after the US, Russia and China to carry out a soft landing on Moon. Chandrayaan 2 Launch Rescheduled to July 22 at 2:43 PM IST, Says ISRO.
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